strangely i was just thinking i might need a slightly longer stem (current its a 90mm) on my recently built up stumpjumper tourer with moustache bars. it has a slightly longer toptube than my other bikes but for whatever reason i feel slightly scrunched when i have my hands resting on top of the hoods. but i do prefer a bit more of a stretched out horizontal posture on tours versus more upright.

i've done a few short tours with the moustache bars: two or three days averaging 50 - 75 miles per day. so far i'd agree that regular drop handlebars seem more comfortable for the long haul. i do wonder if this might be a symptom of just being super accustomed to riding drop handlebars and knowing how to ride them efficiently. i've never ridden anything else. so it just might take some long trips to get used to moustache bars. i have found 75% of the time i'm on the hoods stretched out. i like to climb with my hands a thumbs distance from the stem or standing up my hands are on the corners of the curve before the straight rearward part of the bars. when i'm cruising slowly i'll put my hands near the ends on the straight part (and when i'm shifting the bar ends of course)

i'd really like to try some on-one midge handlebars but i can't find any vendors locally that sell the silver aluminum 25.4 clamp and shipping from the UK is very high.